Abstract

This article examines the space-time situatedness of residing within extra-care housing (ECH) in Sweden. EHC constitutes an example of ordinary housing but is often categorized, along with senior housing, as "in-between housing." What differentiates the extra-care housing from the ordinary is an age limit for moving in, the provision of communal facilities, and the presence of staff at certain times each week. Two housings with different environmental and architectural conditions have been analyzed through spatial analyses, observations, and interviews with residents (n = 18). The article concludes that the two different assemblings enabled two very different possibilities for accessing "safe aging." One offered opportunities for the continuation of identities which contributed to feelings of safety, and one demanded the reconstitution of identities for developing meaning in the new housing.

Keywords

Safety; extra-care housing; space-time trajectories; architecture; assemblings

Published in

Journal of Housing for the Elderly
2019, Volume: 33, number: 2, pages: 173-188
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

UKÄ Subject classification

Social Sciences Interdisciplinary


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02763893.2018.1534181

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/117511